ODAR Workload And Performance Summary -- FY 2016 -- Rapid Deterioration In Service And SSA Doesn't Care

<br /><br />     This was obtained from Social Security by the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR) and published in their newsletter (which isn't available online). Click on the image to view it full size.<br /><br /><br /><br />     Note that they were getting in an average of 2,798 new cases per workday in fiscal year 2016 but only disposing of 2,545 cases per day. That's a 9%

ODAR Workload And Performance Summary -- FY 2016 -- Rapid Deterioration In Service And SSA Doesn't Care

     This was obtained from Social Security by the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR) and published...

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The Backlogs Are Horrible

<br />     From a recent report by Social Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG):<br /><br /><br />As of March 2016, ODAR [Office of Disability Adjudication and Review] had about 1.1 million pending claims <br />awaiting <br />a hearing decision with the average age of 318 days, <br />measured as the time from the date of the hearing request. The <br />volume and age of pending hearing cases has increased<br /> since <br />FY<br /> [Fiscal

The Backlogs Are Horrible

     From a recent report by Social Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG): As of March 2016, ODAR [Office of Disability Adjudicat...

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